Lexington, Neb. — The City of Lexington has taken delivery of eight free trees to plant around the new Patriot Park near 20th Street and Airport Road. This is the 13th consecutive year and a total of 121 trees the City has received through the Free Fall Trees program, an offering from the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum.
A tree can represent a significant investment of time and money, and anyone who plants a tree hopes it will take root and grow. To help ensure their success, the City’s Parks staff and members of the Lexington Tree Board will be using the new trees to give Lexington residents a free tree-planting demonstration on Tuesday, October 1, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. The location will be near 20th & Airport Road.
In addition to simply planting more trees, the Free Fall Trees program goals include increasing appreciation and awareness of the value of community forests in Nebraska. Special emphasis is placed on species diversity and higher impact projects, especially street tree planting and projects in neighborhoods of highest need.
Free Fall Trees is supported by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum’s Trees for Nebraska Towns Initiative, funded by the Nebraska Environmental Trust, the USDA Forest Service’s Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act funding received by the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, and the USDA Forest Service Landscape Scale Restoration funding received by the Nebraska Forest Service.
Lexington Tree Board members are Dave Stenberg, Marty Smith, Tom Nelson, and Kevin Zelaya.
